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I've been offered a one-day gig to act in an instructional video.
They will bring a car to get me in the morning, drive me 1.5 hours to the factory, buy me lunch at midday, then drive me back in the evening.

To those of you who have done things like this before, how did it go?
How much did it pay?
How much do you think I should ask for?
I have to make up my mind by tomorrow, so I figured I'd ask around today.

Sweet. Yeah I've been asking around and everyone said I should ask for around 500rmb an hour, subject to some negotiation. Sounds like a fun and mildly profitable day to me, and I'll be doing my friend a favor to boot.

I am pretty much no longer doing these things. Occasionally I do one as a favour. The least I ever got was about 500 for a day or part thereof. You should be able to get more than that though. Remember that haggling will take place so aim high to start.

Two friends of mine here were hired to take part in a commercial for a Samsung accessory product. It was an hour of work and they were paid 2000 RMB each. They had a trustworthy contact through their tutoring centre.